Tag: ESPN

In a hastily-called press conference on Wednesday after a Deadspin report revealed that Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend never existed and her death was a hoax, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Te’o was the victim

A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs, alleging the basketball team violated the state’s “deceptive and fair trade practices law” when San Antonio rested its star players on November 29, when the Spurs played the Heat in Miami.

Former Auburn University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton is enrolled at the university and will take classes during the spring semester.  According to Auburn University spokesman Kirk Sampson, Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, wants to be a “normal

According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. Postal Service spent nearly $32 million to sponsor Lance Armstrong’s cycling team from 2001 to 2004 and $40 million overall from 1994 to 2004.  ESPN, which obtained some

On Tuesday, ESPN strangely denied Brent Musburger said sideline reporter Holly Rowe was “really smokin’ tonight.” Instead, ESPN is claiming Musburger said “it was smokin’ tonight” and not “who was really smokin’ tonight.”  On Monday night, the veteran play-by-play announcer

Rob Parker, the former ESPN commentator who was suspended and then fired after calling Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother” because Griffin had a white fiance and may be a Republican, pitched a show to ESPN that

On Monday, ESPN play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger will return to the airwaves for the first time since making the observation during last Monday’s BCS national title game between Alabama and Notre Dame that Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s beautiful girlfriend, a

Thursday’s report that the National Institutes of Health found evidence that retired San Diego Chargers All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide on May 2 by shooting himself in the heart, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) highlights the NFL’s

To win and keep their jobs, GMs and NFL Coaches need two things; a Defense that can stop opponents and a Quarterback with a high Total QBR. As great a person and Christian witness as Tim Tebow is, the fact

The media never disappoints with its asinine twisting and turning to ensure political correctness. You can no longer say a beautiful woman is beautiful during the broadcast of a live sporting event.  ESPN has issued an apology for their play-by-play

In an effort to continue to provide the best free recruiting coverage on the internet, Breitbart Sports is proud to release its top 25 prospects for the Class of 2013. After hours of film review, we have made our decisions

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, who played 13 years in the NFL, spent more than 10 years in pain after he retired because of concussions he suffered on the field. After recently getting treatments for his brain injuries, Kosar

Tim Tebow’s future in the NFL as a starting quarterback may be in jeopardy, as new Jacksonville Jaguars general manager David Caldwell said on Thursday he had no plans to acquire the highly popular yet polarizing quarterback.  “I can’t imagine

By now, most sports fans, and, dare I say, most Americans have heard the soul-piercing controversy surrounding veteran broadcasting guru and fashion icon Brent Musburger (pictured above). Monday’s national title game featured second-ranked Alabama battling top-ranked Notre Dame. But it

Junior Seau, the former San Diego Charger and USC great who committed suicide last May, was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, and his oldest son Tyler, 23, told ABC News and ESPN that the National Institutes

With less than four weeks to go until National Signing Day and the All-Star games all wrapped up, the recruiting season is hitting warp speed. As we’ve seen with the success of Alabama, Notre Dame, and so many others, success

On Wednesday, Katherine Webb, the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron whose beauty ESPN announcer Brent Musburger praised during Monday’s BCS championship game, said ESPN did not need to apologize for Musburger’s comments. She said the media has been “unfair”

Katherine Webb’s father believes those who are outraged over Brent Musburger’s comments about his daughter’s beauty need to give Musburger “a break.”  “On one hand, you can look at it as being kind of like the dirty old man, but

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is having surgery today for a torn ACL and LCL in his knee. ESPN reports renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and his team discovered the ACL tear and is operating on the franchise

Showing once again the power of live sports in an age of DVRs and TiVos, television ratings for last night’s championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame have been described as “astonishing,” especially because the game was essentially over by

ESPN has issued a formal apology to Katherine Webb, girlfriend of Alabama QB A.J. McCarron, for sportscaster Brent Musburger’s on-air ogling of the beauty during Alabama’s BCS Championship Game on Monday night. In a statement on Twitter, ESPN spokesman Mike

On Tuesday, ESPN fired Rob Parker, the commentator who referred to black Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as a “cornball brother” because he had a white fiance and may be a Republican. ESPN had initially suspended Parker for a month

Rob Parker, the ESPN commentator whom the network fired on Tuesday, said on Sunday that he called Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother” because he feels Griffin is the type of black athlete that pushes “away from

Former Notre Dame standout defensive back Tom Gibbons never believed Notre Dame football was off the college football map, even during some of the team’s leaner years the last decade.  He told Breitbart Sports the Irish just needed “the right